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Newswise Amir Alhajjat, MD, a specialist in fetal surgical intervention, recently joined The Chicago Institute for Fetal Health (CIFH) and the Division of Pediatric Surgery at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago. He has been appointed as an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Dr. Alhajjat recently completed a two-year fellowship in Pediatric Surgery at Phoenix Childrens Hospital/Mayo Clinic in Arizona and a one-year fellowship in Fetal Surgery at Cincinnati Childrens Hospital. He completed his residency in General Surgery at the University of Iowa.

Dr. Alhajjats addition will be a real boost to The Chicago Institute for Fetal Healths clinical team, said Aimen Shaaban, MD, Director of the Institute. The expertise and skills that he brings will allow us to advance several innovative new programs to care for an increasingly broader group of patients. Dr. Alhajjat also has a strong interest in minimally invasive newborn surgery.

In his research laboratory, Dr. Alhajjat will study the immune response to in-utero stem cell transplantation and maternal-fetal immune tolerance during normal and complicated pregnancy.

The Chicago Institute for Fetal Health is a leader in the research and care of pregnant women with fetal complications. As one of only a few comprehensive fetal centers in the country, the Institute offers prenatal counseling, care and intervention.

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Second Fetal Surgeon Joins The Chicago Institute for Fetal Health - Newswise